Lot Essay
The design for this tile was probably created for the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem. The mosque was covered in fine pottery tiles during Sultan Sulayman's reign, circa 1560.
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OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1560-1600
Details
AN INTACT DAMASCUS POTTERY BORDER TILE
OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1560-1600
Of rectangular form, the blue and green painted decoration with interlocking and scrolling floral tendrils on white ground, minor repainted along the edges, otherwise intact
11¾ x 6in. (30 x 15cm.)
OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1560-1600
Of rectangular form, the blue and green painted decoration with interlocking and scrolling floral tendrils on white ground, minor repainted along the edges, otherwise intact
11¾ x 6in. (30 x 15cm.)
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